Events

Overview

events are a series of actions triggered by the analyzed object in the product. For example, in the e-commerce industry, the login, add_to_cart, and pay_order actions of users need to be analyzed.

After the data of the events is reported, it can be used in products such as Shenze analysis and Shenze intelligent operation to analyze user behavior and achieve accurate operation.

Function entry:Data fusion > Metadata Management > event table.

Create events

events can be created in two ways:

• Create events visually
• Upload in bulk using Excel

Create events visually

1. In turn select data fusion > Metadata Management > event table > events.
2. Click on the top right corner Create events button, choose Create events.
3. Fill inevent name required. The unique identification of the event within the system. The value cannot exceed 100 characters and must start with an English character. By default, only letters, digits, and underscores are supported. The same event table cannot be repeated.
4. Fill in Event display name. required. The display name of the event during use. Cannot exceed 100 characters or Chinese characters. The same event cannot be repeated in the table.
5. Choose Should be tracked platform . Optional. You can select multiple ends that need to be buried to report this event.
6. Fill in Trigger time . Optional. Describes when to trigger the data report for this event. Make it easy for RD to understand and ensure that data is reported at the right time.For example: Whether to report when the button is clicked, or to report when the page is entered.
7. Upload Event screenshot. Optional. You can upload the event screenshot to better represent the location of the event, so that other students can better find and understand the buried point.
8. Fill in remarks. Optional. Help business students better understand the information.
9. Add Custom property. You can select an existing property or click in the upper right corner of the Select Properties window create button to create new property.
   1. property name: required. Is the unique identifier of the property in the system. The value cannot exceed 100 characters and must start with English. By default, only uppercase and lowercase letters, digits, and underscores (_) are supported. It cannot be the same as the reserved field name. property names (including virtual properties) cannot be the same in the same table.
   2. property display name: required. The display name of the property during use. The value cannot exceed 100 characters or Chinese characters. The display names of properties in the same table cannot be the same (including virtual properties).
   3. Data type: required. Only support < The string String> , < Number> , < Boolean Bool> , < Datetime> , < Set List> Type.
   4. Unit/Format Remarks: The length is limited to 16 characters.
   5. Example/Description of properties: The length is limited to 200 characters.
10. Add Preset property. You can select an existing preset property or click in the upper right corner of the Select Properties window  create button to create a new preset property.
11. Click submit button.

When creating a events, which fields are supported and which fields are required are controlled by the field display configuration .

Upload in bulk using Excel

1. In turn choose Data fusion > Metadata management > Event table > events.
2. Click on the top right corner Create events button, choose upload in bulk using Excel.
3. Click Create templates for event tables in batches to download Excel template.
4. Enter the event information to be created based on the template format.
   1. Event name: Cannot be empty and cannot exceed 100 characters. It must start with an English character. By default, the event name can contain only letters, digits, and underscores.
   2. Event display name: Cannot be empty and cannot exceed 100 characters or Chinese characters.
   3. Should be tracked platform: only support Android, iOS, JavaScript, applet, server, other.
   4. property name: The value cannot be empty and cannot exceed 100 characters. It must start with an English character. By default, it can contain only uppercase and lowercase letters, digits, and underscores.
   5. property Display name: Cannot be empty and cannot exceed 100 characters or Chinese characters.
   6. Data type: Must be < The string String> , < Number> , < Boolean Bool> , < Datetime> , < Set List> One of them.
5. Click Upload File button to upload Excel file.
6. Click Confirm creation button.

• This function only supports the creation of metadata, but does not support the update of existing metadata. To update metadata, run the Batch change function.
• The fields supported in the template are fields that are enabled by in the configuration . The required fields are Fields that are set to required in the configuration, if you need to modify, please go to the system to modify the itemField Display Settings.

Manage events

On the events list page, you can search, filter, sort, view, edit, delete, stop receiving data, enable/disable, and batch modify the created events.

events list

Search, filter, and sort events.

events details page

Click event name or operation column View button, can view events details. On the details page, information about the events, such as the event name, event display name, number of mounted dimension tables, number of properties, data in the past 30 days, and owned event properties is displayed.

Stop receiving data

After Clicking operation column More > Stop Receiving Data button, events data is intercepted. And click More > Receive data button, events starts to receive data.

Edit events

Click operation column More > Edit Button to open the Edit events page.

• The event name cannot be edited
  
• Options that should be buried with data in the platform are not allowed to be deleted
• properties for which data is reported cannot be deleted

Example Batch modifying events

1. Search for and filter the meta-events that need to be modified.
2. Click Batch Modification > Download all events or download filtered events.
3. Modify in Excel. Support modifyEvent display name, The platform should be tracked, trigger time, remark information.
4. Click Batch modification > to upload file.
5. Click Upload File button to upload an Excel file.
6. Click Confirm Modify button.

Export events

On the events page of the event table, click the Export button to export events and common properties of events to an Excel file.

You can choose to Export All events, or filter the events first and then Export Current Filtered events.

If you need to export the metadata from one project and import it into another project, make sure the Field Display Configuration of both projects contains the same Enable Items and Required Items, otherwise, it may cause batch creation failure.

Support Enable/Disable events

Click More > Disable/Enable button in the operation column to disable or enable events.

After disabling the event, it will no longer be displayed in various dropdown components in applications such as Tag Grouping, Sensor Analysis, and Intelligent Operation, and resources previously created using this event will also become unavailable.

Support Deleting events

Click the More > Delete button in the operation column to delete events.

events with reported data cannot be deleted.

Permissions

With View Event Table permission, you can enter the event table page to view events.

With Manage Event Table permission, you can manage the events of the event table.